Neus Escandell Tur

Neus Escandell Tur serves as a Permanent Professor at the School of Tourism of Ibiza, teaching core courses including Geography of Tourism, Introduction to Tourism, and Final Degree Projects since her 2007 appointment. She holds a PhD in Latin American History from the University of California San Diego and a Licentiate in Geography and History from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

Her educational credentials include:

• Licentiate in Geography and History, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (thesis: 'Partits polítics i sindicats durant la Segona República a Eivissa i Formentera')
• PhD in Latin American History, University of California San Diego (1993; thesis: 'Producción y comercio de tejidos coloniales: Cuzco 1570-1820')

Her research centers on Tourism History with documented expertise in Ibiza and Formentera's tourism evolution from 1900-2020, Economic History focusing on colonial Latin American textile production in Cuzco, and Social History examining political movements during Spain's Second Republic in the Balearic Islands. She integrates Geography and Cultural Heritage through analyses of territorial resources and epidemics in island communities.

She supervises undergraduate Final Degree Projects while maintaining active scholarly engagement through publications and editorial work. In 1994, she founded Balàfia Postals publishing house, producing academic and tourist materials focused on Ibiza and Formentera's cultural identity.

Her notable works include co-authoring 'Eivissa i Fomentera Durand la Segona República', authoring 'Producción y comercio de tejidos coloniales', and editing 'Historia del Turismo de Ibiza y Formentera 1900-2020', reflecting her dual commitment to academic rigor and regional cultural preservation.